State Job Data
Show Even Split

The U.S. labor market is just as evenly divided as its presidential race, according to government data released today showing improvement and deterioration in nearly equal numbers of states.

The unemployment rate fell in 23 U.S. states in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said, while rising in 22 states and the District of Columbia, and holding steady in five others. Of the 16 states which the Online Journal considers to be "battleground states" in this year's presidential election -- which recent...